The Radford Bobcats varsity softball team struggled at the plate Tuesday evening thanks to the pitching performance by Kendell Keene (W, 1-for-3) who pitched a five-inning complete game in the Alleghay Lady Mounties (7-1) 11-0 shutout victory over the Bobcats.
Keene, had a great pitching performance for the Lady Mounties. In the win, Keene’s fifth of the season, she held the Bobcats to just two hits (2-for-16), struck out six, and walked two batters. At the plate, Keene, had one hit in three at bats and drove in one run which came in the bottom of the second inning that broke a scoreless game.
The Lady Mounties had three players with a multi-hit performance. Emalee Phillips (2-for-3), had a three RBI day, including a two-run home run in the teams five-run fourth inning. The teams five-run fourth inning put them well ahead at 11-0. In the team previous inning, the Lady Mounties also had a five-run third inning
K Price (L, 0-for-0), suffered the loss for the Bobcats. Price, gave up six run (two earned) on four hits, walked four, and struck out two over three innings of work. Ally Brown (1-for-2) and Maddie Rader (1-for-2) had the two hits for the Bobcats. In the third inning, the Bobcats had their best opportunity to score on Keene following a two-out triple by Brown. Keene, would strikeout Ella Cox (0-for-2) to end the inning.
The Lady Mounties are back on the diamond at Floyd County tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
RHS 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 2 4
AHS 0 1 5 5 x x x 11 8 0
Bobcats Batting
Batter AB H RBI R W SO
Saunders 3 0 0 0 0 0
Brown 2 1 0 0 0 0
Cox 2 0 0 0 0 1
Price 0 0 0 0 2 0
Page 2 0 0 0 0 2
Howard 1 0 0 0 0 1
Rader 2 1 0 0 0 0
Rollins 2 0 0 0 0 1
Holdaway 1 0 0 0 0 1
Dobbins 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 16 2 0 0 2 6
Mounties Batting
Batter AB H RBI R W SO
A Phillips 3 2 0 3 0 0
Harden 3 0 0 0 0 1
E Phillips 3 2 3 1 0 0
Kimberlin 2 0 0 1 1 0
Fridley 2 2 0 3 1 0
Middleton 2 1 1 2 1 0
Keene 3 1 1 1 0 0
Shinault 1 0 0 0 2 0
Nicely 2 0 0 0 0 1
Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 22 8 5 11 5 2
Bobcats Pitching
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO
Price (L) 3 4 6 2 4 2
Brown 1 4 5 2 1 0
TOTAL 4 8 11 4 5 2
Mounties Pitching
Pitcher IP H R ER BB S0
Keene (W) 5 2 0 0 2 6
TOTAL 5 2 0 0 2 6